Domestic appliance



Aug. 12, 1924. l 1,504,678`

` E. DICKEY ET L DOMESTIC APPLIANCE Filed Oct. 5, 1922 2 Sheets-sheer 1Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

UNrrEn STATES PATENT orrlcE.

EIRNES'I` DIC'KEY .AND RALPH L. LEE, OF DAXTONJ OHIO, ASSIG-ANORIS T0DELCO-LIGHT COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO,

A. coRroEA'rroN or DELAWARE.

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE.

T o all whom t may @071.06m u Be it known that we, ERNEST DIGKEY andRALPH L.l LEE, citizens of the United States of America, residing atDayton, county of Montgomery, and State of Oh-io, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Domestic Appliances, of which thefollowingD is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in portable power. units and moreparticularly to the type olt apparatus described -in the patent toErnest Dickey No. 1,383,391, patented July 5, 1921.

In said patent there is disclosed a portable power devlce or power standwhich includes a tripod support. for an electric motor having a drivingpulley to which a drivenpulley of ama'chine may be belted. Generally,this type of power stand rests upon the iioor beside the machine to beoperated, and

there is a spacingdevice provided. between the' power stand and themachine for bracing the power stand away from the machine yin order tokeep the belt taut. y ,z l In the present'invention it is one of theobjects to provide means'whereby the .sup-

port for the electric notor may be pivotally mounted, said support beingsuspended in mid air, that is,H without the weight of the support andmotor Abeing transmitted directly to the 'iioor through legs attached tothe support.l The motor and support arepivotally mounted so as to swingaway from Ythe driven pulley of the machinel whereby the belt connectingthe motor driving-pulley with the machine pulley will be held-taut bythe weight of the motor and support.

In carryingout this aim of the invention, it is a further objecty toprovide suspending means for vthe motor support whichemay be attached tothe frame of the machine driven by the motor, said suspending meansbeing adjustable in order to bring the motor pulley into alignment withthe machine pulley.

A further Object is to'provide a Suspend-' ing means for themotor'support which iss .adjustable so that it may bel adapted forattachment to the frames of various machines whichcan be driven by tlemotor, and to provide such adjustments as will be necessary to bring themotor pulley into the desired elevation with respect to the machinepulley aswell as to bring these two pulleys into alignment.

A further object of the invention'is to provide stop means'for limitingthe fall of the motor-and supportv in vcase the belt should break.`Preferably the motor support is provided with legs' lby means ofv whichthe motor may be supported in positionv elevated fromtheioor when "thedevice is not in use, One of these legs may serve as a stop to limit themovement of the motor support in case of the belt breaking; Y/ A v aOther and further objects. and advantages of the present invention willbe apparentjfromthe following description of a preferred embodimentthereof, reference being made to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings,l Fig. 1 is a s-ide View of the portable'deviceembodying the pres'- ent invention, and attached to a machine to bedriven by the motor;

Fig. 2 is a planview thereof, a machine frame being'shown in section.utaken on the line 2-'-2 o-.Fig l;

' Fig. 3 is -a'fragmentary plan view partly in section. showingtheconnection between certain bracing members of the device and themotor supportgand y f Fig. 4 is a lperspective view 'of certainmembersshown in Fig. 3, `the motor sup- 4port and the clamping wing nutbeing shown in detached relation.4

Referringto the drawings, a motor 20 having a stepped driving pulley 21and a handle 22 is attached by bolts 23 to a support 24 provided withlegs 25 by. means of which the motor may .be supported-.in elevatedposition when the power device is not in use.

The support 24 is provided with ears 26 apertured lat 27 and 28 orreceiving respectively a rod 29 and a is slidable upon therod 29. Thesleeve 30 is provided with a semi-cylindrical extension 31 which'cooperates with a similarly formed extension' 32 of the sleeve 33 whichis also slidable upon the rod 29. When the sleeves 30,.. and n33 arecaused-to movey together as will be, explained later these portions 31and 32 will clamp around a pin 34 which is carrier-., by a clevis 35which is screw threaded `iipon a tube 36.' Tube' 3'6 receives a rod n37having a hook sleeve 30 which machine 43, such as a cream separator, for

example. l

The rod 29 carries two other clam ing sleeves 33 .which cooperate toprovi e a clamping bearing for another pin 34 which has connections withthe machine frame identical with those between the machine and the irstdescribed pin 34. One of these sleeves is' pinned at 45 to the rod 29.Each of the pins 34 is attached to a clevis 35 by means of pins 46. Therod 29 is threaded at 47 to receive a wing nut 48 and to receive alocking nut 49.

Between spaced clamping sleeves 33v is a sleeve 50 having an extension51 for receiving a tube 5 2 whichl is. telescopically engaged with a rod53. The rod 53 is secured in adjusted position with lrespect to the tube52 bymeans of a clamping screw 54, and each of the rods 37 maybe clampedin adjusted relation to eachA of the tubes'36 .by-'means 'of a clampingscrew 55.

' To mount the power device v1n driving relation to a machine, the userwill usually grasp the handle`22 and lift .the motor 20 intothe desiredelevation with respect to the machine pulley 60, and will connect thepulleys 21'and 60 by means of a belt 61. The strut members 52 and 53 arethen clamped 'in adjusted positio'n sothat the support 24.

will be suspended at 'the desired elevation, the -member 53 restingyupon the floor or jupon the base of the machine frame if convenient..The bracing rods 37 are Withdrawn from the tubesv 36 so that the hooks38 may engage the eyesl 39 ofthe clamps 40 which have been attached tothe machine frame inl a convenient position; The strut members 52, 53are so located as to bring the motor pulley 21 substantially intoalignment with the machine pulley 60 and the brace members 36, 37 are soclamped in adjusted posi.- tion by theclamping screws.5 5 that the'axesof the. pulleys 60 and 21 .vill be parallel. -It is apparent that sincethe, clamps 40 and the pins 34 are spaced from each other thatatrapezoid may be considered to be bounded by the brace members 36,137,a line joining the pin-s 34 and a line joining the 'clamps 40. So longas the pins 34' are free to turn with respect to the clamping sleeves30, 33, and 33, 33, respectively, the angular adjustment of the bracingmembers 36, 37 with respect to the rodiA 29 may be varied. In case themachineJ frame is not constructedto facilitate attachment of the clamps4() in a manner that will bring a line joining the eyes 39 intoparallelism with theaxis of pulleye, then the bracingmembers 36, 37 mayadjusted as to length and as to their angular relation to the rod 29 inorder to locate the axis of the motor pulley 21 parallel to the axis ofmachine pulley 60, while these pulleys are brought into verticalalignment.

After the foregoing adjustments have been made the clamping nut 48 isscrewed in along the rod 29',A thereby causing the members 30, 33, and50 all to be clamped together, and the lock nut 49 is tightened down tosecure the clamping nut 48 in position. The bracing members can not nowswing with respect to the motor support 24 since the pins 34 attached tothese members 4are prevented from turning with respect to theclampingsleeves carried by the rod 29. However, the motor support 24 is stillfree vto swing around the pivot rod 29, therefore it is apparent thatthe bracing meinbeis and ing taut the'belt connecting the motor andmachine pulleys. As explained before the strut member and the bracingineiiibeis are adjustable so that the pivotal supporting means can besecured to a variety of machine frames with the motor and support incorrect driving relation to the machine. When this supporting means hasbeen attached, the machine together with the supporting meansconstitutes a rigid structure from which the motor and its support issuspended.

In case the belt should break-the motor support 24 will swingdownwardly, but one of the legs v-25will strike the floor and will actas a stop member limiting the movement of the motor support. AllVhile itis not .necessar to provide the motor support with logs it is preferableto do so in order that the motor may be supported in elevated positionand be readily accessible wl en not in use, 'and in order to prevent themotor from being set down in refuse, dirt, or mud which accumulates onthe floor or ground of the places where the present invention is used.

It will of course be undeistood that when provided with the supportinglegs 25, the motoris'susceptible-of use in the same munner as shown anddescribed in the aforesaid Dickey patent, that is, with the legs 25resting on the iloor and supporting the weight of' the motor, one orboth of the bracingmembers 36, 37 being connected to the work machine toholdthe power device in proper spaced relation to the work inachine.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described constitutes apreferred embodiment of one form of the invention, it is to beunderstood that other forms might be adopted and various changes andalterations made in the shape, size, and proportion ofthe elementstherein withoutv from the spirit and scope of the A to `supportthemotor.

2. Iii-"a portable power device, the combination with amotor having adriving pulley for. belted connection Vwiththe pulleyV of a workmachine; of strut and bracing memberswpi'votally connected with the'motor, eachof said members-being'` adjustable -as to length, one of saidmembers engaginga `stationary part and anotherof said members engagingtheirame of the work Inachine, said members and said vframe constitutinga rigid support for supporting the motor, the adjustment of saidmemberspro-l 4.viding a universal adjustment for themotor and the strutmember.

for adjusting its position and the alignment of the pulleys.

nation with a motor having a drivi'ng pulley for belted connection withvthe pulley 'of a Iwork machine; of a strut member pivotally connectedwith the motor and engaging a .stationary part.; bracing members each4hav-y ing oneend engaging the frame ofthe work `machine and havingpivotal connections with thev motor, said -connections being spacedwhereby" the angular relation between 4the bracing and' strut membersandb the motor may be varied; andv means for clamping saidl bracingmembers 1nfixed angular relation with. respect to the motor vt. lin aportable power devi`ce,the combinationwith al motor having a drivingpulley for belted'connection'fwith the pulley ofa work machine; of astrut member pivotally connected with the motor .and engaging astationary part,.'said strut member` bei-ng,A

adjustable as to length; bracing members adjust-able in length andeachhaving .one end engaging the .frameofthe wor-lr machine andeach havingat the other enda universal joint connection with the'- motor,

said connections being. spaced whereby thepangular relation between. thebracing members and the motor may bekvaried.

5.- In a portable power device, the combi# nation with a motorhaving adriving pulley for belted connection with the pulley of a work machineof a strut member pivotally connected with the motorand engaging'astationary part, said .strut member 'being' adjustable.I as, to'llength; bracing members adjustable in length. and each having one 3. Inaportable power device,.lithei combi-v lend engaging the frame of thework .ma-

chine and each having at the other endv a universal joint-connectionwith-the motor, said connection being spaced whereby `the angularrelation between the bracingrm'embers and the lmotor may be varied; andmeans for clamping said bracing members in figred angular relation withrespect to the motor andthe strutmember` 6. Ina portablepower device,the combination with a motor having a driving pulley for beltedlconnectionr-withlthe pulleyof a work machine; of means for supportingthemotor pivotally'above a stationarypart, said means including bracingmembers each having oneend detachably secured to the frame of the Work,machine and each having. at the other end a universal joint connectionwith" the motor, said connections being spaced whereby the angularrelation .between'l fthe bracing members and the motor may be varied andmeans orclampingthe bracing f j 7.- In -a portable power device, thecombination with a motor having-af1driving pulley for belted connection.with the-.pulley of a work machine; of means for supporting:

said means including .bracing members adjustable in length and-*eachhaving one end detachably secured to the frame ofthe workmachine andeach having. at the other end a .universal joint connection with themotor,

said. connections being spaced whereby the angular relation between thebracing members and the motor may be varied; and said connectionspermitting adjustments in the length ofthe bracing members; and meansfor clamping lthe bracing members in adjusted'position. n 1

8. In a portable power device, the'lcombination with a -motor having adriving pulley for beltedconnection with the pulley Aof a work machineg. of means for supporting the motor'pivota-lly above a stationary part,said means including bracing members having universal. joint connectionswith the frame oli the work `machine and with the motor, respectively,said joint connections lbeing spaced from' each otherl whereby thevangular relationof the bracingmembers tothe motor may-be varied andmeans-for clamping said bracing members in adjusted position.. l. v z

Q .'In af .portablefpo'wer device, the combination with a motor havingva driving j pulley for belted connection withthe pulley the motorpivotally above a'stationary part,

of awork'mac'hine; ofmeans for supporting the motor pivotally above astationary part, said means including bracinglmem'bers each having' auniversal lint connection with lthe frameof the work' machine, eachjointconnection beingad-justably secured to the Work machine whereby thespacing between said joint cqnnection's may ybe varied,and

said bra'cing members each having a universal joint connection with themotor,.said connections being spaced closer than the connectionwith themachine frame whereby upon swinging said bracing members sidewise theaxis of the motor pulley may be brought into parallelism with the axisof the machine pulley; and means for securing the bracing members inadjusted position.

10. In a portable power device, the com'- bination with a motor having adriving pulley f orbelted connection with the pulley of a Work machine;ofa supporting base for' the motor and legs therefor; andl means adaptedto be detachably secured .to theltil 'iframe of the work machine forproviding but in case the. belt breaks the supporting 20 l base will besupported by one of the legs. In testimony whereof we hereto aix oursignatures.

ERNEST DICKEY.' RALPH L. Witnesses:

MILDRED PEARE, LLOYD M. KEIGHLEY.

